Jersey vs Samoa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Jersey
35,910 people
in 2025
Samoa
38,393 people
in 2025
Jersey rank
210th
Samoa rank
207th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 38,393 people against 35,910 people in Jersey, a difference of 2,483 people.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Jersey's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jersey ahead.

Jersey ranks 210th and Samoa ranks 207th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jersey averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jersey Samoa Difference Ahead
1950s 26,323 people 16,674 people 9,650 people Jersey
1960s 27,228 people 24,349 people 2,879 people Jersey
1970s 26,235 people 31,761 people 5,526 people Samoa
1980s 26,960 people 34,786 people 7,826 people Samoa
1990s 28,111 people 37,412 people 9,301 people Samoa
2000s 30,430 people 39,650 people 9,219 people Samoa
2010s 34,638 people 38,601 people 3,963 people Samoa
2020s 35,876 people 37,993 people 2,117 people Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Jersey or Samoa?
Samoa, at 38,393 people against 35,910 people in Jersey as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Jersey and Samoa?
2,483 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jersey and Samoa?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Jersey and Samoa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Jersey ranks 210th and Samoa ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.